Year 8 History students compete in the 'Tutankhamun's tomb challenge'!

Year 8 History students recently participated in the 'Tutankhamun's tomb challenge' where each class recreated the tomb of Tutankhamun to scale, with objects in each room of the tomb shown in situ and a mummified Tut in the Burial Chamber inside the sarcophagus! The classes uploaded a guided tour video of their tomb drawing to Canvas (our LMS) and the winning class will be judged by our resident Egyptologist, Mrs East with a special prize awaiting.

Nathan East - HSIE Coordinator

Year 9 Elective History visit the Sydney University Museum!

Year 9 Elective History recently had the opportunity to visit the new Chau Chak Wing Museum which now houses the University's entire museum collections ranging from natural history, art and the ancient world.

Students have been studying the latest scientific research on mummies and the use of technologies such as CAT scans. These 3D scans were on display alongside the actual mummies in the 'Mummy Room'. Students were also led around the museum by an archaeologist and had the opportunity to handle ancient artefacts. These artefacts ranged from prehistoric stone tools to mummy wrappings and Roman statuary. 

We also took the students on a walk around the campus where the students viewed the nineteenth century new gothic buildings (harking back to their studies last year about the Medieval World). I thank our College archivist, Mrs Joanne Cavallin, for coming.

Fran Musico-Rullo - Elective History teacher